Library Virtual Tours
I thought it would be fun for you to see other libraries around the United States and the world! Here are some videos that you can watch:
This is a video of a children's library that I really think you will enjoy! It shows all the helpers and activities that are part of a library...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSOB2BLEZn4
This is a cool article with vintage pictures showing how libraries used to be a long, long time ago! Ms. Fonte would have been riding on horseback to deliver books to you!
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/librarians-horseback-new-deal-book-delivery-wpa
...and another article with pictures showing vintage bookmobiles (traveling libraries)!
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/vintage-photos-bookmobiles-traveling-libraries
Read about 5 of the coolest children's libraries in the United States!
https://www.readbrightly.com/cool-childrens-libraries-in-the-united-states/
Check out these stunning libraries in Chicago, New York, Washington,D.C., and see the Hogwarts Library from the Harry Potter films!!
http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/take-virtual-tours-these-stunning-libraries
This site is simply AMAZING!! You HAVE to click on it and see for yourself! You can virtually tour museums, aquariums, theme parks, the National Park Service, and zoos, as well as libraries!
https://www.btsb.com/virtual-tours/
Sleeping surrounded by books in Japan!!
https://web-japan.org/kidsweb/cool/18/bookcafe_en.html
United States Mint Digital Coin Library!
Lending, a traditional library function, has grown to allow libraries to fit into their own communities by being able to offer unique services targeted toward the needs and desires of the specific location. If, in addition to book lending, a library also lends unusual items, objects or services - such as musical instruments - over time, the branch often follows through with additional support like music teachers, concerts, etc. Here are some examples!
World's First Green Library for Kids! (Singapore)
https://www.littledayout.com/my-tree-house-worlds-first-green-library-for-kids/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfxE39aj8rc
"Biblio Toyen" - A library just for kids 10-15 years old - NO adults allowed! (Sweden)
http://designinglibraries.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=1487
https://theoslobook.no/2016/05/28/biblo-toyen/
https://norway2019.com/en/news/We_ll_not_hit_them_on_the_head_with_ibsen
Ninos Canarte (Mexico)
https://www.anagrama.com/project/architecture/ninos-conarte
Safe Haven Library (Thailand)
http://www.tyinarchitects.com/works/safe-haven-library/
https://www.woodz.co/journal/safe-haven-library/
Biblioburro: The Amazing Donkey Libraries of Colombia!
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/05/biblioburro-the-amazing-donkey-libraries-of-colombia/